The relationship has been mutually beneficial. The infrastructure investments have greatly improved efficiency andthe ability to do business in these countries. That alone is a huge boost to the countries.
China is acting out of self interest, but Atleast they are upfront about it. They don’t preach democracy on one hand, while supporting autocrats on the hand as has been the practice of the West since the end of colonialism.
Look, it’s hard for these countries to sell bonds in the open market at reasonable rate to fund growth the way the US did and continues to do. So if China provides cheap money and we see results, I can’t be mad af it.
Every time I go to Kenya, I’m amazed at what is going on. The country is on the precipice of something great. There is this great optimistic entrepreneurial energy in the air.
This is a far cry from when the main partners were western countries.
To be honest, even when Obama was in office, Africa was never a priority for the U.S. China is making Africa a priority and the U.S and her allies can’t stand it.
China isn't actually upfront about it, they're
creating massive propaganda networks in order to try to swarm Kenyans with good messages about China.
I'm not comparing East vs. West. The poor intentions and poor results of many Western actions in Africa are well documented. But no one is forcing a gun to anyone's head and making them choose China over the USA. You can choose neither.
True or False?
1. Even as China has begun addressing pollution concerns and is starting to switch to renewable energy domestically, they are
building coal-burning power plants in Kenya, oblivious both to the effects of pollution on Kenya's population as well as the effects of Global Warming which will hit Kenya far harder than they hit China.
2. China has used aggressive marketing and the governmental good will its infrastructure projects have created in order to
build a massive trade imbalance with Kenya, exporting $390 billion in goods every year, mostly cheap manufactured crap as well as large manufacturing products like cars/bikes, while only importing $10 billion a year from Kenya, mostly in raw resources. These underpriced goods are flooding the market in Kenya and could cause.
3. China is funding specific departments in Kenyan universities such as an "agricultural research lab" whose real purpose will be to
promote GMO farming in Kenya, despite the fact that Kenya until recently had banned GMO crops and there are serious questions about their impact on sustainability, small farmers, and public health.
4. China claims altruism for many of their projects at the same time they're using those projects to
get military bases built and giving billions of dollars in loans, as well as disrupting local villages and lives in the proces. Remember the basic principle of loans on interest - in the long run, more money always flows to the nation making the loan and out of the nation receiving it.
5. In fact, China is
leveraging the massive debts that Kenya owes to China in order to get the policies it wants.
6. The influx of Chinese small businesses is having a
large and detrimental impact on Kenyan small businesses.
That's all just for starters, but it's an example of the wide range of issues that can result when a nation outsources its economic interests to another nation, especially when that other nation is motivated by pure greed and desire for power. I'm not saying it's impossible that individual Kenyans could see some short-term benefits in some ways. But the price will be great. Kenya has the resources and the manpower to develop itself, in a well-paced, sustainable manner that looks out for the interests of the Kenyan people first and foremost.
” once Africa’s indigenous population becomes “The Chinaman’s burden 
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) and is to be deported.
*@Kuriaannastaci1
